# Chandrakona - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Sub-district · Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal 

# Chandrakona - I

Chandrakona - I is a sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. At the 2011 Census it had **136,006 people**, no towns and 132 villages (126 inhabited). The largest village is Jara (6,569 people).

- 136,006people (2011)
- 132villages
- 0towns
- 78.9%literacy

## Population of Chandrakona - I compared with Paschim Medinipur

■ Chandrakona - I · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**963

Working population ****39.6%**

**42.4%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chandrakona - I

Of every 100 households in Chandrakona - I in 2011, 53 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chandrakona - I · ■ Paschim Medinipur district

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**53%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**52%

Tap water ****29%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**87%

Use banking services ****32%**

**50%

Television ****21%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**18%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Largest villages in Chandrakona - I

- Jara · 6,569 people
- Mangrul · 5,462 people
- Madhabpur · 3,667 people
- Shrinagar · 3,548 people
- Jagannathpur · 3,284 people
- Manoharpur · 3,018 people
- Lakshipur · 2,939 people
- Manikkunda · 2,828 people
- Kuldaha · 2,651 people
- Purshuri · 2,550 people
- Jagannathpur · 2,445 people
- Chandur · 2,395 people
- Kamargere · 2,319 people
- Kashanda · 2,198 people
- Hiradharpur · 2,046 people
- Beurgram · 1,984 people

[All 132 villages in Chandrakona - I →](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/chandrakona-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Chandrakona - I?132 (126 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Chandrakona - I in?Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal
- What is the population of Chandrakona - I?136,006 (Census 2011)